Canon PowerShot A530 Review

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August 28th, 2006


Summary

Canon makes an affordable, high-quality 5.0 megapixel digital camera a reality with the PowerShot A530. Fast, powerful, and impressively compact, the A530 delivers beautiful images and high performance. Best of all, this camera retains all the easy-to-use accessibility that has made the PowerShot A Series so popular.

Specs

 
Image Sensor Type  CCD 
 
Resolution  5.3 Megapixel 
 
Optical Zoom  4x 
 
Camera Type  Standard Point and Shoot 
Lens
Interchangeable Lens  Without Interchangeable Lens 
 
Optical Zoom  4x 
 
35mm Zoom Lens  35 - 140 mm 
 
Digital Zoom  4x 
 
Focus Type  Autofocus 
 
Focus Range  18 in. to Infinity (w) 
 
Macro Focus Range  2 - 18 in. (w) 
 
Focal Length  5.8 - 23.2 mm 
Image Quality
Camera Resolution  5.3 Megapixel 
 
Image Resolutions  640 x 480 • 2592 x 1944 • 2048 x 1536 • 1600 x 1200 
Video
Video Resolutions  640 x 480 (VGA) • 320 x 240 (QVGA) • 160 x 120 
 
Video Speed  20 fps 
 
Video Format  AVI 
Exposure Control
Aperture Range  f2.6/f5.5 (w/t) 
 
Shutter Speed  15 - 1/2000 sec 
 
White Balance  Auto • Manual • Daylight / Sunny (Preset) • Cloudy (Preset) • Fluorescent (Preset) • Tungsten (Preset) • Halogen (Preset) 
Storage
Memory Type  MMC Card • SD Card 
 
Compression Modes  Fine • SuperFine • Normal 
 
Compression Type  JPEG • EXIF 2.2 • DPOF 1.1 
 
File Size (High Res.)  2.29 MB (56 images on 128MB card) 
 
File Size (Low Res.)  .12 MB (about 1,067 images on 128MB card) 
Flash
ISO Speeds  Auto • 100 • 200 • 400 • 800 • 80 
 
Flash Type  Built-In 
 
Flash Functions  Flash Off • Auto Flash • Red-eye Reduction Flash 
Viewfinder / Display
Viewfinder  Optical 
 
LCD Panel  With LCD Panel 
 
LCD Panel Size  1.8 in. 
 
LCD Screen Resolution  77,000 pixels 
 
LCD Protected Position  Without LCD Protected Position 
Interfaces
Interface Type  USB 
 
Video Interface  Video Out 
Included Features
Self Timer  12 Sec. 
 
Built-in Microphone  With Built-in Microphone 
 
Built-in Speaker  With Built-in Speaker 
Dimensions
Width  3.56 in. 
 
Depth  2.52 in. 
 
Height  1.7 in. 
 
Weight  0.38 lb. 
Miscellaneous
Included Accessories  2 x AA Batteries • Software • USB Cable • Video Cable • 16 MB Memory Card • Strap 


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